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Table 5 Multiple linear regression for determinants of maternal leukocyte telomere length (n=297)

From: Association between micronutrients and maternal leukocyte telomere length in early pregnancy in Rwanda

 

Linear regression model full model

Adjusted model

Î’

SE

CI

P

β

SE

CI

P

Age (years)

-0.140

0.02

[-0.01; -0.001]

0.01

-0.15

0.02

[-0.01; -0.001]

0.008**

Occupation

 Paying Job

   

ref

    

 Housewife

-0.002

0.025

[-0.05; 0.048]

0.97

-

-

-

-

Education Level

 Never schooled

   

ref

    

 Primary

-0.190

0.033

[-0.17; 0.041]

0.002

-0.21

0.033

[-0.18; -0.05]

0.001**

 Secondary or higher

0.122

0.030

[-0.001; 0.12]

0.045

0.11

0.109

[-0.004; 0.11]

.070

Body Mass Index (BMI) kg/m2

-0.094

0.004

[-0.014; 0.01]

0.101

-

-

-

-

Gender Based Violence (GBV)

 Yes

   

ref

    

 No

-0.107

0.063

[-0.25; 0.01]

0.053

-

-

-

-

Parity Nullipara(reference)

   

ref

-

-

-

-

 Primipara

-0.020

0.055

[-0.125; 0.09]

0.75

-

-

-

-

 Multipara

0.046

0.027

[.0.03; 0.074]

0.430

-

-

-

-

 Birth weight

0.053

.0001

[-0.01; 0.001]

0.350

    

Sexually transmitted Infections

 No

   

ref

    

 Yes

-0.071

0.026

[-0.84; 0.018]

0.202

    

sTFR (mg/L)

-0.156

0.009

[-0.04; 0.007]

0.006

-015

0.008

[-0.04; -0.007]

0.005**

Retinol Binding Protein (RBP) (μmol/L)

-0.093

0.031

[-0.11; 0.010]

0.098

-0.11

0.03

[-0.12; -0.001]

0.04

Ferritin (μg/L)

-0.130

.0001

[-0.01; 0.001]

0.023

-0.124

0.001

[-0.01; -0.001]

0.027*

  1. **p < 0.01, *p < 0.05